What color is #73898D?

#73898D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73898D?

The RGB value is 115, 137, 141: 115 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73898D?

The complementary color is #8D7773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73898D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73898D color

#73898D rgb(115, 137, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73898D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 53.7% green and 55.3% blue (115, 137, 141).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#73898D color codes

HEX	`#73898D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 137, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 53.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, -6.95, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 8.43, 214.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.822, 23.459, 28.625)`
Decimal	`7571853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73898D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #73898D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73898D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #73898D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73898d; }
.text { color: #73898d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73898d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 137 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73898d, #737c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #73898D?: #73898D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73898D?: The RGB value is 115, 137, 141: 115 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73898D?: The complementary color is #8D7773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73898D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.